Zion Williamson to miss several weeks with knee injury at start of season

New Orleans Pelicans fans are going to have to wait a while to see first overall pick Zion Williamson make his regular-season NBA debut.

Williamson underwent further testing this week to determine the cause of soreness in his right knee that, and ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski the injury is expected to keep him out for several games at the start of the regular season. Fortunately, it is not considered to be anything “severe.”

A severe injury has been ruled out for Zion Williamson’s right knee, but he is expected to miss period of weeks to start regular season, league sources tell ESPN. Pels are clearly treating injury with an abundance of caution but there’s no shortage of confidence on full recovery.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 18, 2019

The Pelicans obviously have a ton invested in Williamson, so there is no way they want him to be anything less than 100 percent healthy before he takes the floor. He missed the majority of the Las Vegas Summer League after sustaining a bruise in his left knee, and we all remember the knee sprain he suffered at Duke after his Nike sneaker infamously exploded. While it does not sound like the latest injury is something to be alarmed about, the history is at least somewhat concerning.

Williamson has already given NBA fans a glimpse of his ability, as he averaged 23.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in the four preseason games in which he appeared. His debut will be the one of the most highly anticipated storylines of the upcoming season.